The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 1

THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair and warm. Temperature 7 a.m. today waa noon. 79. Tribune thermometer.

Thura. max. 88; mln. M. Bun Above Horizon 14 houra and 5 mine.

Sunrise, 6.25: sunset. 7.87; moonrlse, 18.1; moonset, 23.7. Detailed Weather Report, Pag 4 HOME Edition VOL. XLI. WINNIPEG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1931 22 PAGES No.

201 Price 6 cents) With Cornice, 10 cent. mm A PfMP SIX ADDED TO CITY'S LIST OF TRAFFIC VICTIMS Eight Others Still In Hospitals as Result of Accidents TWO WOMEN HURT IN AUTO TRUCK COLLISION Woman and Two Children i Escape When Auto Turns Over Sine January 1 thle year, 15 persona have been killed and 234 injured to the extent of re i ceivlng medical treatment in traffic accident! in Greater Winnipeg. Six persons were added to Winnipeg's list of traffic accident victims within the last 24 hours. Eight others still are "in hospitals as result of auto mishaps on city streets and rural highways in the last few days. Two of them are in a critical condition.

Mrs. Bertha Levlne, 49 Martha at, and Mrs. Pearl Moscovltch, ate. 3, Exeter block, were Injured when the auto in which they were riding collided with a truck at the Intersection of Main st. and Henry ave.

about 3.30 p.m. Thursday. Both were taken to General hospital, where it was found Mrs. Levlne had needing six stitches. Mary Felntuoh, sustained cuts over the eyes and nose, needing Ave stitches, and Mrs.

Moscovltch had a scalp wound driver of the truck, escaped with a few bruises. Boy, 4, Injured Joseph Marchand, 4, of Bruce road, St Vital, was only slightly hrrt when struck by an auto on road, near Bruce about 6 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to the St. Boniface hospital by John Jolly, 73 Fermor St Vital, driver of tho auto.

His condition today was reported good. Mr. Jolly said the little boy ran out from behind a wagon directly into the path of the auto. Mrs. Margaret Davie, 664 Slmcoe st, and her two children, Helen, 3, and Billie.

6. all escaped with minor injuries when the a to in which (Continued on Pas Nina) WON'T REPLAY M.F.A. MATCH ON SATURDAY The semi final of the Manitoba senior soccer championship between the C. N. United and Winnipeg Irish will not be played Saturday, as scheduled by the F.A..

United defeated Irish In the semi final by 4 to 1, but on account of mistakes made by the winning combination, the M.F.A. held a meeting last night and ordered the game to be replayed at the Stadium at 3 p.m., tomorrow. United played last night against Netherlands, and, according to Jack Walker, club president, three ayers were Injured and as It was impossible to field a team to oppose the Irishmen, the provincial association was notified. The protesting club will hold a meeting tonight to discuss further action. MARKETS AT A GLANCE WINNIPEG WHEAT i4 lower, NEW YORK Easier on listless market.

MONTREAL Range narrow. TORONTO Few changes. TORONTO MINES Eaaier. ails Mails Winnipeg mails close at the Ofn erpl Post Office daily from the West, 8 a.m. and 8.30 p.m.; for the East, 9 a.m.

and 5.15 p.m. The next British mall c'oses In Win netr at 6 a.m.. August 24, leav ing Montreal, August 26, in the Duchess of Bedford. Specially addressed European en rrsDondence closes In Winnipeg at 3 p.m., August 22 leaving New York August zo, in tne curopa. Air mail closes at the General Post, Office dally for the south, 8.15 a.m.; for the West dally except Saturday.

6.40 P.m. Canadian Pacific: Duchess of Bedford arrived Quebec today 4.25 a.m.. due Montreal today, 9 a.m.; Duchess of York due Quebec Saturday 3 a.m., Montreal Saturday 8 pm. Cunard: 'Mauritania arrived Southampton Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Car mania arrived London Monday, 6 a.m.; Sythia arved Liverpool Tuesday, 3 a.m.; Mametanla arrived Plymouth Tuesday, a.m.; Cherbourg Tuesday, noon; California arrived New York Wednesday 4 pm. French: DeGrass? due quarantine Saturday.

a will dock New York Sunday a.m. North German Lloyd: Syeuben due Brfmnn Sunday; Columbus due Bremen Sunday; Bcmen due jw York Sunday; Euiopa due New York Monday, GOVERNMENT I WILL TRY AGAIN I 1 in aaar a vim mmr r. 4i mm RUTH NICHOLS The air route to Europe atilt lurea Ruth Nichols, aviatrix, who was hurt when her plane cracked up while en route to Newfoundland for the start of a projected Trans Atlantic flight last June. She Is pictured above, rapidly recovering from her Injuries, In the garden of her home at Rye, N.Y. She still hopes to be the first woman to fly alone to Europe.

VIVID STORM BRINGS LITTLE HEAT RELIEF Cooler Weather Predicted For Saturday, However, In West Plenty, of thunder and lightning but little rain marked the storm which broke In Winnipeg shortly before midnight, Thursday, as an Interlude In the steady play of heat since last Saturday. Lightning of the sheet variety, Illuminating the sky during the night In vivid flashes, made a spectacular storm. No serious damage was reported today, either in the city or at other Manitoba points where local storms were experienced. Precipitation was spasmodic. Where it fell, It was welcomed by gardners and flower growers as a relief to sun baked fields and plots.

In some of the suburbs the rain fell In torrents for a short period, soaking the ground and reviving wilting growth. Local showers and thunderstorms were also experienced during the night at other Manitoba points. Gimll, Grand Beach and Beausejour all had rain. Lightning struck a stook on the farm of Ben Whltmoor, six miles east of Portage la Prairie, early today. The atook caught fire, but the same storm, which brought the lightning, also carried rain which extinguished the blaze.

Emerson and Morden, where the heat has been particularly excessive, both experienced spectacular thunderstorms but no damage was reported today. The absence of rain permitted harvesting operations to continue today. The Manitoba Government Telephones reported today that no damage beyond the usual dally emergencies had resulted frolh the night's storm. The Beaseqour lines were temporarly out of commission thia morning but are again in operation. Winnipeg, along with all of Western Canada, aweltered again Thursday.

The maximum In the city was 88, a drop of one degree from Wednesday's maximum. Following the night rain the minimum tempera lure was 68, at which point the thermometer stood at 7 a.m. today. It rose again to 79 at noon. Increased humidity Is adding to the discomfort.

The hottest point In the West was Outlook, where the thermometer registered an even hundred, Thursday afternoon, while many points reportedaheat over 90. Some relief from the heat Is pro mised Saturday in Manitoba with a drop from the high temperatures accompanied by a few scattered showers. The weather will be most ly fair, however. Cooler weather is also predicted for Alberta and Saskatchewan. LADY PARKIN, WIDOW OF SIR GEORGE, IS DEAD tBy Canadian Prewl PORT HOPE, Aug.

21 Lady Parkin, widow of Sir George Parkin, died hefe yesterday. She was widely known in Toronto and throughout Eastern Canada. Lady Parkin had lived for some years at Toronto. She had been staying at the residence here of her daughter, Mrs. Vincent Massey.

She cams to Toronto In 1835 when her husband became principal of Upper Canada College, and lived hero until 1903, DOMINION ASKED TO ENLARGE ON RELIEF PROGRAM Erection of Dam on Nelson River Proposed by M.Ps NEW BRIDGE OVER RED AT SELKIRK IS URGED C.N.R. Asked To Reconsider Plan To Lay Off 800 Shop Workers After a lengthy conference in Mayor Webb's office today with three of the federal members for Winnipeg it was agreed to urge upon the Dominion government the prosecution of the following federal works in addition to others already requested Erection of a dam on the Nelson river for conservation of all waters entering Lake Winnipeg, to raise the level of the lake in the interests of power developments, fishing and other business. Bridge at Selkirk Building of a brldeg across the Red river at Selkirk. This has been asked for by the municipalities tributary to Selkirk and was endorsed at today's meeting. Additional dredging In the Red river and Lake Winnipeg, and adding of one or more dredges to th present equipment.

While the new university buildings, it was recognized, could not be considered a federal obligation, the meeting resolved to endorse the provincial government's application to the federal government for co operation in this connection. Ask C.N.R. To Keep Men Keen resrret waa expressed at the reportej decision of the C.N.R. to lav off 800 men on September 1 from IU Tranco and Fort Rouge shops, and a wire was sent from the meeting to the C.N.R. manage ment and the minister of railways at Ottawa urging reconsideration.

A citizens delegation, it waa stated to the meeting, had waited upon the C.N.R. general manager here mis morning lor tne same purpose, Mayor Webb emphasized to the meeting that there was no Inten ticn whatever of relesatinir the bathing and boating beach at As siniDoine parK to a secondary place. It was in class and stood in the fl.t order of preference. Neither was there any intention to sidetrack the request of the (Continued on Paga Four) TINY PRINCESS' HAS PARTY ON FIRST BIRTHDAY By Aaaoclatad Praia GLAMIS. Scotland.

Auk. 21 The baby, of the British royal family, frlncesa Margaret Kose, saw her first birthday celebrated todav bv a doting circle of relatives. She shared the congratulations of the occasion, with Gerald Las el lei, younger son, of Princess Mary, who was seven years old today. The principal guests were her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, her nurse, Mrs. Knight, and her five year old sister, Prlncesa Elizabeth.

Some neighboring Scot tish ioik, wno are proud that the Infant bears a Scottish name, dropped In to shake her tinv hand and see her smile. There was a birthday cake, a huge layer affair with a single candle set In a pink augar rose, and a special dinner consisting mostly of rusks, eggs lightly cooked, milk and puddings. There were presents, too, among them one from Princess Elizabeth, who out of her own pocket money has brought her baby sister one of those "currly" animate ahe herself liked so much. Although ehe waa underweight at birth, Princess Margaret Rose has been coming along well. She is regarded as favoring her mother more than her father, havlnr the same heart shaped face, chestnut nair and wide set blue eyes.

Sir E. M. Edgar, Formerly of Montreal, Is Bankrupt Canadian Praia Cabla LONDON. Aue. 21It was learn ed today that a recelvine order in bankruptcy has been granted on tne petition or Sir Edward Mackay cagar, iormeriy or Montreal.

Sir Edward, who was born In Montreal in 1876. and married Ethel Beatrice Pinder, C.B.E., of In recent years he has occupied a prominent position in English financial circles D0 LEAVES PORTO RICO FOR CUBA By Aaaoclatad Preaa) SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Aug. 21 The seaplane DO which arrived here yesterday afternoon on the way from South America to Miami and New York, took off early today for Anlilla, Cuba. Spain Protests Actions of.

Exiled Cardinal MADRID, Aug. 21 The Spanish government today protected to Pops Plus against the actvl tles of Cardinal Parnate Pedro Scoum S. Ssenz. who is an eiile ia Franc Duke of York Visits Boys Camp I AtT, tmd Thla picture shows the Duke of York (In centre) on a visit to his schoolboy guests in camp at Southwold, England. He entered whole heartedly into their games.

At the Winnipeggers Named To Health Body Executive By Canadian. Praaal LONDON, Aug. 21 P. Pickering, Winnipeg, waa named vice president for Manitoba; D. Little, Winnipeg, was elected secretary treasurer, and A Officer, E.

B. Officer and A. Isaac, all of Winnipeg, were picked as the executive committee at the annual convention of the Canadian Institute of Health Inspectors at the dossing session today. GIRLS' CHAMPION KEEPS TITLE FOR SECOND SEASON Frances Fletcher Again Triumphs in Manitoba Junior Golf Tourney Frances Fletcher, of Nlakawa, made a successful defence of her crown as queen of the provincial junior golfers, defeating Rosamond Northwood in the final today over her home course on the 18th green. Miss Fletcher turned in a spark ling card of 89 over the beautiful and picturesque course to gain the laurels, while Miss Northwood's card showed figures of 95.

The nnai was a real nip and tuck struggle all the way between two of the premier golfers of the younger set At the turn Miss Northwood was one up. but the defending champion soon evened up matters and from then on it was anybody's game, Miss Fletcher finally coming through on the last green to retain her title. Betty Gardiner staged a remarkable comeback on the homeward journey to capture the first flight honors by defeating Shela Allen also on the 18th. Mlrs Gardiner started the last half of the match Ave down, but not only wiped out this margin, but was good enough to win on the deciding hole. King and Queen Arrive For Holiday at Balmoral By Asaoclatad Praaal BALMORAL.

Aug. 2WThe Kin and Queen, accompanied by Prince George, arrived here today In gloomy weather to spend their vacation in the royal summer castle. They travelled overnight from Sandrlngham by train and stopped briefly at Aberdeen, where they were greeted by civic authorities. The King, wearing Highland dress, ssked the lord provost about the state of unemployment and expressed hope for Improvement English Town Criers' Lungs Best Elements Handicap W. Abbot, of Lyme Regis, Retains Title in Annual Competition Prom Tha Trlbunaa London Baraan Coprtllbt by Boutham PuDUshlni Co.

Ltd. I LONDON, Aug. 21 The finest lungs In England yesterday pitted themselves against all noisy forces of nature and won the battle. Town criers of England held their annual championship meet at Lyme Regis, down in Devon, and not all the pelting rain, gale of wind and thunderous wavea beating on the ahore could drown their atentorlan tonea. "Oytz, Oyez, Oyez," they roared, ad judges ball ft mil away; de right Is Lord MacMlllan.

RELIEF WORKS PARLEY TO BE HELD AUG, 25 Meeting In Ottawa Clubb and McNamara to Repre sent Province The conference to draft the program of unemployment relief works for Manitoba has been fixed for 10 a.m.. Tuesday, Auguat 29, at Ottawa. The date was suggested by Premier xBraoken, Thursday. and accepted today by Senator Gideon Robertson, federal minister of labor. The cabinet, at a meeting this afternoon, named Hon.

W. R. Clubb, minister of public works, and A. McNamara, deputy minister, to represent the government. Right Hon.

R. B. Bennett, now in the West, will not be present at the Ottawa meeting. Tentative arrangements are that he will spend a day In Winnipeg, probably Saturday, August 29, when, it is expected, he will discuss the Manitoba situation with Premier Bracken. The report on the number of unemployed In the province and their places of residence, asked for by the federal labor branch, haa been sent East and vlll be part of the material for discussion at Tuesday's conference.

The program for relief works suggested by the provincial government was forwarded to Ottawa five weeks sko. The listed undertakings I are In four classes, namely: (1) Works solely of a federal nature; (2) those to be done jointly by the federal and provincial governments; (3) those to be undertaken by uiban municipal corporations with aslstance of the Dominion government; (4) those to be done by rural and burban municipalities, also with federal help. Another point likely to be discussed is Premier Bracken's suggestion at Dauphin, Tue'day, that financially embarrassed rural school districts be assisted from the federal treasury on the sane basl? as contributions to unemployment relief. IRISH SOCCER TEAMS OFEfJ LEAGUE PLAY Canadian Preta Cable ETV. FAST, Aug.

21. Results of opening games in the Irish Soccer league yesterday were: Glenavon 4. Lame 2. Coleraine 2, Bangor 5. Newry 2, Celtic 4.

Ards 33. Distillery 1. Linfield 4, Glentoran 3. Ballymena 0, Derry 0. Cliftonville 3, Portadown 2.

clared they heard clearly above the din of nature. These picturesque forerunners of modern contraptlona like loud speakers, newspapers and wireless, took place on a platform in an open field with a southwestern gale roaring in opposition to them. Rain ran off their cccked hats In rivulets and billowed their gold embroidered uniforms and capes But In all their finery of gold braided coats, red plush knee breeches, powdered wigs and yellow atockinga, they braved the storm. Their great silver bells Jancled and horses and cattle a mile away acampered off in alarm aa their lusty voices bellowed forth. W.

Abbot, town crier of Lyme Regis. held the champlonshio which he won lest year against all comers, rivalled only by Mr. Cox, of Rnrnham on the Sea. known as 'the tnan with, a levert miles voice." HVAI HO RIVER FLOODS COVER NORTHERN CHINA Area of 9,000 Square Miles Reported Under Three to Ten Feet of Water INUNDATION WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS No Loss of Life Estimate Given Crops Are Destroyed By Aaasclated Praaal SHANGHAI. Auor.

21 An other Chinese river was on the rampage today, causing floods hardlv less destructive of life and property than the great inundation aiong me Yangtse Kiangr, which already has killed thousands and left upward of 30,000,000 home less. The newest inundations were along the banks of the Hwal Ho, which runs through northern Onan, Anhwel and Klangau provincea. News of the added catastrophe In northern China waa conveyed to day to the national flood relief commission by the Hwal river con arvanpv commission, whicn re norted 80 counties in the three pro vlnces Inundated. An area of 9,000 square miles was under three to ten feet of water. Crop Destroyed No estimate of the loss of life was given, but the report asm h.j intallv rieatrnved.

the majority of lowland villages lmaA Inflintarl ruinea auu In river towns and larger cities. Engineers said thla Inundation would last several months. All iimmi, nrnvtm wira wined out and there waa no hope of a winter sPmilar havoc, the report aald was wrought In mora than 20 counties along the upper Hwal Ho from the Peiplng Hankow railway to Chenyangkwan. Thousands Deatitute The Kweiteh correspondent of the Associated Press described a flood scene as follows: "A mud wall surrounding this lmportsnt centra in eastern Honan (Continued on Pasa Nina) SAFECRACKERS GET ONLY $5 IN TWO ROBBERIES Blow Open Two Safes Overlook $7 in One Detec iuoc nn Thuir Tra'l IlVeS On ineir I ra i In rash and $3 in stamps was all the loot obtained I by burglars wno dibw open uuo and chiselled their way into another in a building at 143 Smith Thursday night. These two robberies make a total of six safe bieakings which have occurred In tho last three weeks.

Po lice are inclined to thlnK tne same sane of safecrackers Is responsible i or all I It is believed the Duke's Indlepo Occupants of 143 Smith st. are gitlon Is an outgrowth of a chill Mussrn'a. contractors' supplies, he contracted while flying at the and Kelly Dojglas, wholesale end of July, grocers. Entrance to the building A Ua ntaav't a Kacomnn i window. Doors were forced in Her to get into ins prrmujca each firm.

A chisel was used to knock oil the combination knob on the Kelly Douglas safe. Either careless or In too much of a hurry the cracksmen took $3 In stamps and overlooked $7 In cash which was in the safe. The safe of Mussen's, was placed on a mat and dragged into the warehouse at the rear of the premises. Care was used by the cracksmen in leaving no fingerprints. The combination dial waa chiselled off, a charge of explosive stuffed in the hole and touched off.

The blast blew the door several feet away from the aafe. But all the loot they obtained waa $2 in cash. Detectives are seeking the trail of the cracksmen and expect to round them up in the next few days. HAMILTON RAIL WORKER KILLED BY ACCIDENT HAMILTON, Aug. 21 Slipping from the bark step of a locomotive tender In ths Canadian National railway yards early today, John N.

Ward, 60. of Hamilton, a Canadian National railway employe was run over bv the wheels of a locomotive and killed. Washago Folk Seek Aid To Battle Forest Fjrci Canadian Preaa ORILLIA. Aug. 21 Residents of Washago, 12 miles northeast of here, have asked for assistance In fighting a bush fire two miles away and believed to be threatening the town.

Kears are expressed if the fire reaches Wash ago a change of wind might swepe it through the populous tuminer resort district of Sparrow Lake and on to Gravenhurat, I Former Monarch Is Arrested as House Burglar PARIS. Aug. 21 A dispatch to Le Matin from Geneva said that former King Amanullah, of Afghanistan, was arrested by Swiss police, who mistook him for a burglar when they found him climbing in through the window of the villa he owns near Montreux. The diepatch said that the former king had forgotten his key and had to crawl through the window. Neighbors saw him and telephoned police, who burst Into the house end apprehended his former Malesty, who resisted stoutly.

The matter was cleared up only after a long argument. BRITAIN AGAIN WAKES TO RAIN AND HIGH WINDS Storms Stop Bathing on Sea Coast Thames Nears Flood Level By Aaaoclatad Praaal. LONDON, Aug. 21 Rain squalls swept by galea continue In the British Isles and a month of almost unprecedented stormy weather showed little sign of improvement today. Bathing haa been prohibited at some shore resorts because of the dangerous surf; the rains have damaged crops In many parts of the country, and the Thames, swollen by twice the normal August la 1iia, hftlow flood level.

i tiiirht'a Chen. nel boats described the crossing as the roughest in a long time and th oAiinta pnrallv were lashed bv high seas. The King's yacht, Bri Ht hut anchor In a 50 mlle wind In Portland harbor yesterday and was towed to a sate nnhnnj, nnlv after hours of mnnnanvrinn" durlnCT which she HrlfloH rinntreroiislv close to the rocks of the Portland breakwater. PRINCE HENRY IS ILL WITH i APPENDICITIS Operation Will Be Performed in London Saturday By Aaaoclatad Praia LONDON, Aug. 21 Prince Henry.

Duke of Glouceater, third son of the King, who is suffering a slight attack of appcndlcitia, will undergo an operation tomorrow mornlnj. The operation was decided upon by the Duke's medical adviser after a consultation today. tlm 1' Wale on holiday In the south are being kept fully In formed of the progress of the Duke. Members of the Duke's personal staff said todav the illness was not regarded ns serious. "He was not feeling well for tome time," It was said, "and a medical examination was made, with the result that he went to the Countess of Carnavon's nursing home.

The latest Information Is tha'. he is pro gressing satisfactorily and more than that cannot be said at the I moment CUBAN FEDERAL FORCES TIGHTEN GRIP ON REVOLT One Killed In Havana Fight' ing Soldiers and Rebels Exchange Shcts HAVANA, Aug. 21 An outbreak of fighting In Havana In which one man waa killed caused the government today to tighten Its grip for a showdown with the rebels. Insurgent leaders said the revolution was hanging In the balance and that the issue would be settled In a few days, while official sources clung to their contention that the movement had been thwarted ex cent for Isolated uprisings. Spasmodic firing between bands of rebel sympathisers and loyal sol diers occurred yesterday.

The gunfire was variously credited to mem bers of the "Porra," a group of pardoned prUoners who have been attempting to aid the government, and to seize the Havana police station. Colonel Roberto Mendez Penate, rebel chieftain, was reported to have notified Mlxuel Mariano Gomez, former mayor, from Santa Clara to carry the battle to the capital, holding that the revolt's thriid; STORMS CLAIM MANY LIVES IN WEST KOREA TOKIO. Aug. 21 Dispatches to Tok'o newspaper from Seoul. Korea, today said between 60 and 60 persons were dead and several hundred, chiefly fishermen, were missing aa a reeult of severe storms that swept the western Korean coast and Wednesday, SECRET PARLEYS OFFER NO HOPE OF AGREEMENT Trades Unionists Refuse To Include "Dole" in General Sacrifice EXPENDITURE CUT OR MORE TAXES IS ISSUE Rumors Government Will Resign Grow in London Baldwin Recalled LONDON, Aug.

21 The swiftly changing political acena la changing again. Summoned In haste, chief membere of the cabinet were returning to Downing Street thin evening, after the cabinet had previously adjourned until next week. Liberal and Conservative leaders attended. By LUKIN JOHNSTON From Tha Tribune's London Bureau Copyright by Boutham Publlahlnr Co. Ltd LONDON.

Amr. 21 Caught between the millstones of Conservative de mands for drastic reductions in the dole and the Trades Union council's insistence of increased taxation of wealthy classes, the Labor government faces an impasse in its efforts to find a means of balancing Britain's budget and restoring foreign confidence in the country credit. "Cut down the dole," ia the cry of Conservatives, "and we will sup port you." "If you do," reply Trades Union lata, "we will bust up the Labor party and force a general election." Impaaaea Reached That briefly la the crux of the situation which atands out from a welter of conferences, press comment and street gossip which absorbs tne attention of all Britain these anxious days. The revenue tariff issue for the moment is thrust aside while Conservatives attempt to force the hand of the government on the issue of bankrupt unemployment insurance funds. It may rraDDear at a later stage in the negotiations aa a card to be olaved bv Conservatives against maintenance of the dole at its present scale.

Tne government'a dilemma is to find a way out, and that speedily, between these two violently oddos ed viewpoints. To floor the Trades Unionists meens hopeless disruption of tha Labor party. To spurn the Conser (Conllnuad on Pass Nina) CIviTsERVICE SALARY GUTS ARE AUTHORIZED Maximum Reduction Will Be 10 Percent, Applicable to Cabinet Ministers Civil service salary reductions were authorized at a cabinet council meeting today, and the schedule of decreasea for various classifications of the service is to be announced by Premier Bracken, Saturday. Government ministers, at the end of the council meeting, withheld information on the extent of the reductions until the premier makes hi official statement. The maximum reduction.

It is understood, is 10 percent, applicable to cabinet mlnistera and Grades A and classifications In the administrative branch of the service. The other rates of reduction arc graduated down from thia figure, becoming less as the salary decreases. No information could be obtained on the amount of the minimum cut. SPECIAL POLICE FOR QUEBEC ELECTIONS By Canadian Preai MONTREAL Aug. 21 More than 100 special constables, appointed for the maintenance of public order during the election.

Aug. 24. were sworn In at the court house day. They will supplement the work of the provincial police during the weekend and on Monday. THIS QUEER WORLD FRICHT IS MUTUAL.

SAULT STE. MARIS, Aug. 21 The story of how a bear and a woman picked blueberries side by side along the Algoma Central railway, north of hre, was revealed yesterday In a letter to tho Sault Ste. Marie Star. Miss Annie Pruce was engaged in berry picking when she reached for some extra large specimens of the fruit Then sfte felt something funny and looked up to aee she had slipped her fingers between tha Jaws of a bear.

8he waa frightened. But ao was the bear. Both jt took, lo flight,.